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# e-cigarettes - Monday 9 December, 2019
'We're on to you': Harris says flavoured e-cigarettes target children and he wants them banned
Some vaping packaging is trying to make it attractive to children, according to the health minister.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
HSE checking all Irish vaping products for ingredient linked to US illnesses
More than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the US, with 42 confirmed deaths in 24 states.
# e-cigarettes - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Simon Harris considering banning ads for vaping products near schools and playgrounds
Measures to restrict alcohol advertisements around children came into effect this week.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
British teenager ended up on life support after suffering respiratory failure linked to vaping
At 16 years old, he required an exterior artificial lung to put oxygen into the blood
# e-cigarettes - Friday 8 November, 2019
'Bear it in mind': Harris was contacted about vaping by minister and FG colleague
The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
Canada reports first hospitalisation for vaping-related illness
It follows a similar outbreak in the US that has killed seven people.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreak
Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 24 August, 2019
Patient's death could be first linked to vaping in US, health officials say
Officials are trying to find the cause of a respiratory illness in up to 200 more people.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 29 July, 2019
New legislation to ban sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18
The legislation will be considered by government in September.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales
The legislation does not restrict the use of vaping products – only sales, manufacturing and distribution.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 18 March, 2019
Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds
The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 2 March, 2019
Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
‘We don’t want to solve the problems of current smokers by creating a whole new generation of smokers that the tobacco companies can prey on,’ writes Dr Des Cox.
# e-cigarettes - Thursday 31 January, 2019
First trial shows e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum for quitters
Currently, 10% of Irish ex-smokers use e-cigarettes.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
E-cigarette vapour can damage immune system in lungs, study suggests
Some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 21 July, 2018
Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death
New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.
# e-cigarettes - Sunday 27 May, 2018
Offering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but giving them money does
A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 12 September, 2017
Researchers warn pregnant women that vaping might lead to increased asthma risk
The warning comes after researchers claimed to have found a link between vaping and an increased risk of asthma in offspring.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 10 April, 2017
Here's the official advice on how to quit smoking (and it doesn't include vaping)
Ireland’s health authority has recommended that the government wait for more studies before endorsing e-cigarettes.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 15 March, 2017
This is the number of 'current smokers' in Ireland today
A new report differentiates between occasional and daily smokers.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
Vaping is 'far safer than smoking'
New research found those who switched to vaping had reduced toxins and carcinogens in their bodies.
# e-cigarettes - Thursday 5 January, 2017
Success of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report
Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.
# e-cigarettes - Sunday 1 January, 2017
Giving up cigarettes? Vaping might not be the solution
Make sure you’re aware of the possible risks before taking up e-cigarettes.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 26 December, 2016
New research suggests e-cigarettes could be harmful to gums
More research is needed, however.
# e-cigarettes - Friday 20 May, 2016
Flavoured cigarettes banned in Ireland from today
Regulation of e-cigarettes will also be enforced from today.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 1 March, 2016
How bookies, e-cigarettes and kids meals can advertise changes today
Food advertisements and ads for health and beauty products will now also be subject to more stringent examinations.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 19 August, 2015
Vaping is about 95% less harmful than smoking
The report is the first to show that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco smoking.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 18 April, 2015
Poll: Should e-cigarettes be banned from the workplace?
Or should they be tolerated?
# e-cigarettes - Friday 17 April, 2015
Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?
That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 15 November, 2014
Opinion: Opposition to 'vaping' adverts is knee-jerk moral outrage
Thousands of people die from smoking-related diseases every year in Ireland, but e-cigarettes can help them quit. So why are we trying to ban advertising them?
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 11 November, 2014
Could e-cigarette ads like this showing smoking on air be coming to Irish TV?
Local sellers hope Ireland will follow the UK’s lead in featuring ‘vaping’ commercials on television.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 10 November, 2014
E-cig ad will be the first since 1965 to show smoking on UK television
Previous incarnations of the advert were banned for being ‘too sexy’.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
E-cigarette company up in smoke
Healthier Smoker being wound up after promising new jobs in Waterford.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
WHO calls for ban on smoking e-cigarettes indoors
The organisation has called for measures to be taken against the devices until further research is conducted.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
E-cigs banned in nation's biggest shopping centre
Blanchardstown Centre takes a stand against ‘vaping’, following similar moves by Dublin Bus and Irish Rail.
# e-cigarettes - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
The government is going to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes and ban their sale to under 18s
Health Minister James Reilly has previously expressed concerns about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
Think e-cigarettes are harmful? 37% of Irish people believe they are
About 29.3 million adults across the 27 countries have tried e-cigarettes.
# e-cigarettes - Saturday 17 May, 2014
Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?
Yes, you’ve done fantastically well to ween yourself down from a Grade 1 carcinogen to the equivalent of weed killer. But that doesn’t make it OK vape in front of my three-year-old.
# e-cigarettes - Tuesday 29 April, 2014
More bad news for E-Cigs: They've been banned in public places in New York
‘Vaping’ is no longer allowed in restaurants, bars, parks, beaches and other public places.
# e-cigarettes - Thursday 24 April, 2014
E-cigarettes will be banned from hospital campuses in seven days
The HSE has announced the ban on e-cigarettes on its smoke-free campuses.
# e-cigarettes - Monday 31 March, 2014
E-cigarettes could be facing an all-out hospital ban
It’s already planned that HSE campuses will be smoke-free by 2015 but e-cigarettes could be included in the policy.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
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Yes (2128)
What's a manifesto? (169)
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By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
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